Curtain ring adjuster



5' E. T. FLETCHER I CURTAIN RVING ADJUSTER Filed May 3, 1935 Patented Nov. 5, 1935 UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a curtain ring adjusting structure. It has for its object to provide an assembly consisting of a curtain pole, a plurality of rings movable upon said pole, and an adjusting means for the rings adapted to automatically space the said rings uniformly along the pole at any desired setting of the draperies, thus insuring an equally divided fullness of the draperies at all positions. That is to say, whether the curtain is crowded into a space of only one foot from the adjacent jamb, 'or whether it be drawn out to occupy a space of two or three feet, the folds will be uniformly spaced in any of said positions.

It is a further object of the invention to provide readily detachable connections between the rings and the adjusting means for said rings, so that the adjusting means may be left permanently in position while permitting the bodily removal of the rings along with the curtains, or even along with: the curtains and pole, if such removal is found to be desirable. Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. '1 is a rear view of the device of the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view upon line 2-2 of Figure 1, with the bracket omitted,

Fig. 3 is a horizontal fragmentary plan view, with one of the rings indicated in section,

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of a modified form of the device, and

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View upon line 5-5 of Fig. 4 with the wall brackets omitted.

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of the drawing. Referring to the drawing, 5 designates a conventional type of curtain pole which may be of either wood or metal, 6 designates a plurality of curtain rings slidable upon said pole and carrying loops 1 at their bottom portions, adapted for attachment to curtains, portieres, or like hangings, in the usual and well known way.

A lazy tongs structure consisting of the crossed links 1 and 8 pivotally connected at their ends as indicated at 9 and also pivotally connected at their central portions as indicated at I0, engages the rings 6 for uniformly adjusting them along the pole, through the medium of clips ll, into which the rings may be snapped, said clips being carried by those pivots l which lie opposite the respective rings.

The curtain pole is supported by any suitable type of wall bracket at 5a, and to hold the whole structure from bodily sliding movement along the pole the two short end links la, 8a nearest the wall bracket are pivotally connected at so to an angle brace l2, said angle brace being in turn connected to the bracket 5. 5

It will readily be understood that as the lazy tongs structure is drawn out or pushed together in a well known way, the rings will be adjusted uniformly along the curtain pole. This will result in a uniform fullness of the curtains or dra- 10 peries in all positions to which they may be adjusted. It will be noted by referring to Fig. 2 that the horizontal center of the lazy tong structure is coincidental with the center of the curtain rings and not the center of the curtain pole.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs.

4 and 5 the lazy tongs structure is substantially the same as that above described but the center pivots llla engage standard cast iron split drapery rings or hooks l5 which slide along rod it. This rod may be supported in the wall bracket indicated at H and carry a block l8 that is held in place on the rod l6 by set screw l9. This block may carry pulleys 20 for the guidance of the draw cords of the draperies, indicated at 2|.

It is clear that many ways will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art, of connecting the curtains to the rings or of connecting the rings to the lazy tongs structure. I therefore wish it to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement shown, but that it includes within its purview whatever changes fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims.

. Having described my invention, what I claim 1. A structure of the character described, comprising a lazy tongs having the usual central pivotal members, in combination with spring clips projecting laterally from uniformly spaced ones of said central pivots, and curtain rings shaped and dimensioned to snap into and to be held by said spring clips.

2. The combination with a lazy tongs structure comprising the usual crossed links and central pivots, of laterally extending spring clips mounted upon said pivots, curtain rings shaped and dimensioned to snap into said clips, a curtain pole upon which said rings are mounted to slide, said lazy tongs structure-being connected at one of its sides to a fixed member.

3. The combination with a lazy tongs structure, of a plurality of curtain rings, adapted for slidable mounting upon a curtain pole, and quick- 1y detachable connections between said lazy tongs structure and the sides of said rings.

4. The combination with a lazy tong structure comprising the usual crossed links pivotally connected at their outer ends and also pivotally connected at their center portions, a curtain pole, a plurality of curtain rings slidably mounted upon said pole, of considerably larger diameter than said pole, spring clips mounted coincidently with the center pivots of the lazy tongs and equal in number to said curtain rings, said clips comprising open sides facing toward said rings and being shaped and dimensioned to snap into engagement with said curtain rings there being a fixed member to which the lazy tong structure is connected at one of its ends and at such a level that the horizontal center of said lazy tongs structure is coincident with the center of said curtain rings.

EDWARD T. FLETCHER. 

